Fated Mate Taken (Vostra Crime Lords Book 3) by Luna Voss

4 Stars

The writing and editing was pretty clean in the ARC version of the manuscript, with only occasional typos. Hopefully those will be fixed in the retail version. The world building was okay, but not especially vivid. The characterization was okay, with both hero and heroine being sympathetic if not super complex or nuanced individuals. The development of the romantic relationship was great, with these two characters being well matched personality wise and in bed. The sexy times were of the BDSM variety and exciting to read. The plot and pacing were both tight and exciting. There was low angst and very high stakes in this novel, which tends to be one of my preferred narrative structures for a romance novel. This novel used the Friends to Lovers trope and the Fated Mates trope. The world building was three stars. The plot and pacing were four stars. The characterization was three stars and the development of the romantic relationship was four stars. I rounded up and gave this novel a combined score of four stars. This novel had a Happy Ever After ending instead of a cliffhanger, so that was a plus. I recommend this novel to readers who like sci-fi romance with some Mafia and BDSM elements. I look forward to reading the next novel in this series when it releases, though I will not be buying myself a keeper copy of this novel.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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